Cyberbiosecurity is a rising field that has started to shed light on security risks that we did not even think were possible before. 

How might this impact your privacy?

  • If someone has access to your DNA, then they would know every single thing about you.
  • Knowing your DNA gives insight to your psychological predispositions, illnesses, intelligence levels, etc.
  • Employers could pick and choose who they want base off of DNA results and what they deem to be “suitable attributes.”

What are the cybercrime possibilities?

  • Potentially corrupting DNA evidence in police databases to avoid conviction or putting the blame on someone else
  • Hacking biometric security
  • Stolen Identity
  • Someone could create viruses that attack people with a similar genetic makeup